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Handguns — not assault rifles — are the most commonly used weapons in school shootings perpetrated by adolescents in the United States, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Despite training, school personnel may not know how to administer epinephrine to children with anaphylaxis, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Survey responses analyzed by the CDC and FDA showed that 10% of middle and high school students in the United States reported currently using a tobacco product, although use fell among high schoolers over the past year.

The AAP published a list of 12 tips to prepare children for back-to-school season, including several that focus on mental health.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill, PhD, APRN, RN, CDCES, discusses important resources for schools to better care for children with type 1 diabetes.

A study of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in 10 Massachusetts school districts found that the secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 among school contacts was low — between 2% and 3% — and that masking reduced the odds of transmission by almost 90%.

A program to promote water drinking in elementary schools prevented increases in the prevalence of students with overweight, a study published in Pediatrics found.

Youth suicides unexpectedly declined in the United States during school closures for COVID-19, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open¸ which found a potential association between suicidality and the school calendar.

Learning disorders are common among children in the United States, affecting approximately nine out of every 100, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

WASHINGTON — In elementary school children with asthma, greater relative humidity in classrooms heightened the risk for upper respiratory infections, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.